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THE SORROW OF CHRISTMAS (AND BROKEN MARRIAGES)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Noelene

On Christmas day this year, whilst standing in church singing a carol, an overwhelming feeling of sorrow enveloped me and the tears started to stream down my face. No matter how hard I tried to stop crying, the tears still … Continue reading →

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A VERSE IN SUPPORT OF EPIPHANY NUMBER THREE

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Noelene

 “Why are you downcast, O my soul?” (Psalm 43:5) “COME AND LISTEN, ALL YOU WHO FEAR GOD; LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME. I CRIED OUT TO HIM WITH MY MOUTH; HIS PRAISE WAS ON MY … Continue reading →

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EPIPHANY NUMBER THREE!

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Noelene

  There have only been two major “epiphany” moments in my life – two times when I have literally been stopped in my tracks and have had to re-evaluate the way I think and behave and the consequences of those … Continue reading →

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ELEVEN YEARS LATER

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Noelene

“It was whilst I was reading the Book of Exodus that I realized there was still plenty of hope left for me to become the person God created me to be. Like Moses’ example showed me, it was not going … Continue reading →

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A BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL BLOGGERS!

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Noelene

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland” Isaiah … Continue reading →

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2015

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Noelene

“You shall not go out with haste…for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard”. (Isaiah 52:12) “Our yesterdays hold broken and irreversible things for us. It is true that we have … Continue reading →

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ALMOST DIVORCED…..

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Noelene

In the seventh year of our marriage my husband and I were contemplating divorce.We had reached a stage where we were finding it difficult to be civil to each other and all pretense of praying together or caring for each … Continue reading →

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THE SEEDS WE PLANT

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Noelene

We need to be mindful of the seeds we plant in our children’s lives. Mary J. Blige, an international recording artist, once said that when she looks in the mirror, she sometimes sees the damaged soul of her past because … Continue reading →

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BECOMING THE PERSON GOD CREATED US TO BE

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Noelene

One of the deepest desires of my heart is to have an intimate relationship with God.  I long to become the woman God created me to be, living my life in such a way that people see His light and … Continue reading →

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WHY DOESN’T GOD HEAR MY PRAYER?

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Noelene

How many times have we asked the following question and heard other people ask the same question: “Why doesn’t God hear my prayer? Why doesn’t He answer me?” Some of our prayer requests may be quite selfish but the majority of … Continue reading →

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